Monthly Archives: January 2015
LOOKING AT THOSE WHO ARE MODELS OF LIFE
Recently in his blog Eugene de Mazenod Speaks To Us, Frank Santucci OMI shared part of a letter from St. Eugene who wrote of his admiration for Alphonsus Liguori. Further on in the blog Frank posed a few questions that … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER AND FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS…
In a letter written to Fr. Courtès, at Aix a couple of days after his retreat Eugene shares some of what he came away with from that retreat. “I am no longer astonished at the saluberrimi operis [good work] when I … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER AND ABANDONING OURSELVES TO GOD
The most lively zeal will bring forth nothing but the vanity of pride. […] So preach humility and distrust of self and inspire a great longing for perfection, cost what it may to our nature to achieve it. It is … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER INTO GOD’S HIGHEST CALLING
“…we are, of all men, the least worthy of heaven’s favours, if we are not penetrated with a gratitude that would inspire us to the point of heroism for the favour that God has done us. There is nothing on … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER WITH A MEETING OF HEARTS
“We should often come together like this, in Jesus Christ, our common centre where all our hearts become as one and our affections are brought to fulfilment..” (Letter from St. Eugene de Mazenod to Father Mille and the Fathers and … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER – HERE I AM LORD
Last weekend we had that beautiful scripture reading from Samuel, where God calls to Samuel who does not know God’s voice. This followed by Psalm 40 where we sang “Here I am Lord, I come to do your will.” It’s … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER AND BECOMING STEEPED IN HIS SPIRIT
It is with a little sadness that I find myself coming to the end of Eugene’s 1831 Retreat Notes, for they have been without a doubt a great treasure and grace for me. In coming to know St. Eugene a … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER WHEN RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY
“…that is why the Rule insists that the missionary especially one who has rendered the most striking services to the Church, procured the most glory for God and saved the greatest number of souls in the exercise of the holy … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER WITH LOVE NOT MEASURED
One of the first things I noticed as I began to get to know Oblates is the love they have for one another, and there is a very real willingness for the majority of them to serve one another no … Continue reading
GOING DEEPER ON BECOMING OTHER JESUS CHRISTS
“Whether out on the missions or at home, their chief concern will always be to make progress in the way of religious perfection. They will cultivate especially humility, poverty, self-denial, denial of self, a spirit of mortification and faith, purity … Continue reading
Going Deeper 